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Lawmakers are introducing a bill to ban Congress and the president from trading in certain prediction markets.
The ban would also extend to: Lawmakers' dependents and spouses, senior congressional staff, political appointees, the VP and senior executive branch employees.
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This is accurate reporting from Politico on breaking news from March 25, 2026. The PREDICT Act was just introduced today by bipartisan sponsors Smith and Budzinski to ban Congress, the president, VP, and their families from trading on prediction markets—a response to recent suspicious trades on major geopolitical events. The post correctly summarizes the bill's scope and broader context of multiple prediction market restriction bills in play.
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“Lawmakers are introducing a bill to ban Congress and the president from trading in certain prediction markets.”
Congressmen Adrian Smith and Nikki Budzinski introduced the PREDICT Act to prohibit senior government officials from participating in prediction market trading.
“The ban would also extend to lawmakers' dependents and spouses, senior congressional staff, political appointees, the VP and senior executive branch employees.”
The PREDICT Act would prohibit Members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children; the President and Vice President; and political appointees, including individuals serving in Executive Schedule positions.
“The bill comes amid an uptick of bipartisan legislation focused on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.”
Multiple prediction market bills have been introduced recently, including the PREDICT Act, Public Integrity Act, DEATH BETS Act, and BETS OFF Act.
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